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A Atahualpa "sunset "

hapaluku

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Hello.
I have a question about my sp. "sunset".
My tank is 128 Liters (80*40*40 cm), with wood and floating plants.
I have 2 males and 2 females in the tank.
1 male is very aggressive and chases the others all the time, they are WF.
Is there anything i can do different for a better result.
Best regarts.
 

Ruki

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You can try to put another male. IMO 3 males of Apisto are 100x better than 2- agression of "alfa" male can be shared between other two males.
But if it was my tank I'd give away second male.

I have 1+2 in 80x40 tank and one female has hard times from time to time.
 

Mike Wise

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I feel that you have too many fish in your aquarium. I would keep a trio (1M, 2F). A. atahualpa is a relatively large and aggressive apisto. Once a female breeds, you should remove the other female or she could be killed.
 

hapaluku

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Hello again.
I have removed 1 male and 1 female.
Now i have the alfa pair left, and put som xtra caves in.
Now i hope for a good result :)
 

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